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Tripura Violence- Local Court Grants Bail To 2 Delhi Based Journalists Arrested On Charges Of Publishing False News
A Tripura Court has granted bail to two women Journalists associated with the HW News Network in connection with a case registered against them for posting on social media that a mosque was burnt in the Gomati district of Tripura and a copy of the Quran was damaged.Journalists Samriddhi Sakunia and Swarna Jha were granted bail by the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Gomati Judicial District,...
UPSC Civil Services Exam: Delhi High Issues Notice On Plea Seeking Age Relaxation, Unlimited Attempts For PwD Candidates
The Delhi High Court today issued notice on a PIL seeking unlimited number of attempts to appear in Civil Services Examination for all candidates of PwD category, at par with SC/ST candidates. The Petitioner, Evara Foundation, has sought implementation of the Supreme Court's judgment in Aryan Raj vs. Chandigarh Administration & Ors. where the Supreme Court confirmed that persons...
Former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh Remanded To 14 Days Judicial Custody In Money Laundering Case
The Special PMLA court on Monday remanded former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh to judicial custody for 14 days in connection with a money laundering case being investigated by the Enforcement Directorate. Special Judge HS Satbhai allowed Deshmukh a bed and medicines prescribed by a doctor in prison. Deshmukh was arrested on November 2, following over 12 hours...
'Alarming Situation': Kerala High Court Issues Strict Instructions To Expeditiously Remove Illegal Flag Posts In State
The Kerala High Court on Monday issued strict instructions to the State to ensure that no new unauthorised flag posts are installed in the State and to remove the already existing ones within a period of 10 days.Justice Devan Ramachandran, surprised by the number of flag posts in the State, remarked:"Illegal flag masts already erected on the streets should be taken out under the applicable...
'Defames Hindu Community': Lawyer Moves Delhi High Court Against Salman Khurshid's Book 'Sunrise Over Ayodhya'
A petition has been filed in the Delhi High Court seeking directions to stop the publication and sale of the book "Sunrise Over Ayodhya" written by Congress Leader and Former Union Minister Salman Khurshid.Filed by Advocate Vineet Jindal through Advocate Raj Kishor Choudhary, the plea alleges that Khurshid has compared Hindutva to groups like ISIS and BOKO HARAM in his book. It cites an...
Jaunpur Custodial Death- Allahabad HC Finds Fault With CBI's Probe, Chides It For Failure To Arrest Accused Police Officers
The Allahabad High Court last week slammed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for its failure to properly investigate the alleged custodial death of a 24-year-old man from Jaunpur as it failed to arrest the accused persons/ policemen against whom the charge of murder has been levelled.The Bench of Justice Surya Prakash Kesarwani and Justice Piyush Agrawal observed that the affidavit...
'Highly Irresponsible, Patently False': Court Expresses Displeasure On Advocate's Submission That Delhi Riots Were Political, Targeted Muslim Community
A Delhi Court recently observed that the police appears to have done its job with utmost integrity while investigating the cases related to Delhi riots and that the investigations are certainly not on communal lines.Additional Sessions Judge Virender Bhat expressed its displeasure on the submissions made by Advocate Mehmood Pracha, claiming that the riots were not communal and had...
Ability To Provide Redress To Victims Of State & Police Excesses Makes Role Of Human Rights Bodies Significant: Orissa High Court
The Orissa High Court last week observed that the ability to provide redress to victims of state and police excesses is what makes the role of the OHRC (Orissa Human Rights Commission), and other human rights bodies in general, significant.This assertion came from the bench of Chief Justice Dr. S. Muralidhar and Justice A. K. Mohapatra who upheld the order of the OHRC recommending payment...
Consuming Liquor In Private Place Without Causing Nuisance Not An Offence : Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court recently ruled that consuming alcohol in a private place does not constitute an offence as long as they do not cause any nuisance in the public. While quashing the ongoing proceedings against the petitioner, Justice Sophy Thomas remarked: "Consuming liquor in a private place without causing nuisance or annoyance to anybody will not attract any offence. Mere smell of...